The Lahore-Karachi Motorway is a motorway in Pakistan that links Lahore to Karachi. It is divided into six motorways (M-2, M-4, M-3, M-5, M-6 and M-9). The motorway has 58 exits, with 15 of them not built yet. It is 1,111.7km long. It is a very vital motorway as it links Karachi to Lahore. However, this motorway is partially operational because section 3 (M-6 to M-9) is under construction. It was approved by ECNEC in 2014 and inaugurated in 2015. The Grand Trunk Road serves as an alternate for the route, while the Indus Highway is an alternate for Section 3. It is a 6-4 lane motorway with a proposed expansion to a 6-4-8 motorway. Sections
Section 1 (Thokar Niaz Baig *Lahore* to Abdul Hakim) Section 1 starts at Lahore in Thokar Niaz Baig at M-2. After Ravi Toll Plaza, Section 1 turns to M-3. Section 1 ends at the junction of M-3 and M-4 just 500 meters away from Abdul Hakeem.
Section 2 (Abdul Hakeem to Sukkur) Section 2 is the longest section of the LKM, being M-4 and M-5 Motorway. Like most of Section 1, most of section 2 was inaugurated in 2019. This section runs from the M-3 junction with M-4 to M-6 in Sukkur. The section is divided into two parts (2A and 2B).
Section 2A (Abdul Hakeem to Multan) Section 2A is one part of Section 2 that runs from M-3 to Multan. If Section 2A is considered as a separate section, then this is the shortest section of the LKM.
Section 2B (Multan to Sukkur) Section 2B runs from Multan to Sukkur, fully M-5. This is the longest part of Section 2.
Section 3 (Sukkur to Hyderabad) This section is under construction and is entirely in M-6. This is the only missing link in LKM. The Grand Trunk Road and the Indus Highway are alternatives to Section 3.
Section 4 (Hyderabad to Karachi) This section is the very last section of the motorway and is entirely in M-9. This section is also known as the Super Highway. M-9 is the shortest section of LKM.
Junctions and exits DISCLAIMER: EXIT NUMBERING IS BASED ON LAHORE KARACHI MOTORWAY.
Section 1 (M-2 to M-4 via M-3) M-2 Motorway JunctionsInterchangeJunctionWest bound exitsEast bound exitsM-2 Zero Point, LahoreExit 1Start of motorwayRoad continues as Abdul Sattar EdhiRoad to LahoreN-5 – to MultanN-5 – to Lahore, Canal Bank Road to LahoreBabu Sabu InterchangeExit 2Band Road to Chowk Yatim Khana, LRRBand Road to Chowk Yatim Khana, LRRRavi Toll Plaza M-3 Lahore-Abdul HakeemExit 3M-3 – Lahore-Abdul Hakeem MotorwayTo Abdul Hakeem and Jaranwala M3 Motorway JunctionsNorth bound exitsJunctionSouth bound exitsM-2 – Islamabad-Lahore MotorwayExit 4M-2 – Islamabad-Lahore MotorwaySheikhupuraExit 5SharaqpurNankana SahibExit 6Khiaray KalanJaranwalaExit 7SyedwalaSamundriExit 8TandlianwalaRajana, Toba Tek SinghExit 9KamaliaShorkot CantonmentExit 10Pir MahalDarkhana Toll PlazaTowards Abdul Hakeem & Multan M-4 – Pindi Bhattian Multan MotorwayExit 11Towards Shorkot & Faisalabad
Section 2 (M-4 to M-6 via M-5)
Section 2A M-4 Motorway Junctions (M-3 to Multan) M-3 –Exit 12Towards Pir Mahal & LahoreAbdul HakeemExit 13Pul Bagar RdMakhdoom Pur PahoranExit 14Kabirwala RoadKabirwalaExit 15Khanewal RoadShamkot (Khanewal)Exit 16N-5Shah Rukn-e-Alam (Multan)Exit 17Vehari RoadShah Shams Tabrez (Multan)Exit 18N-5Shershah M-5 –Exit 19MultanMultan Toll Plaza
Section 2B M-5 Motorway Junctions M-5 Motorway JunctionsInterchangeJunctionSouth-bound exitsShershah InterchangeExit 20Start of motorwayBahawalpur RoadShujaabad InterchangeExit 21Lodhran RoadJalalpur Pirwala InterchangeExit 22Lodhran RoadJhangra InterchangeExit 23Bahawalpur-DHA N-5Uch Sharif InterchangeExit 24Alipur RdTarindaExit 25Tarinda Muhammad Panah RoadZahir Pir InterchangeExit 26Chachran Sharif RoadRahim Yar Khan InterchangeExit 27Rahim Yar Khan N-5Guddu InterchangeExit 28Sadiqabad Kashmore RoadGhotki InterchangeExit 29JDW Unit 3 Sugar Mill RoadPano Aqil InterchangeExit 30Local RoadSukkur InterchangeExit 31Rohri/Sukkur (N-5) Hyderabad (M-6) RoaSukkur Toll Plaza
Section 3 (M-6 to M-9) This is a section under construction. Sukkur Interchange is the current junction constructed. +M-6 Motorway JunctionsSukkur InterchangeExit 31Rohri/Sukkur (N-5)ProposedExit 32ProposedExit 33ProposedExit 34ProposedExit 35ProposedExit 36ProposedExit 37ProposedExit 38ProposedExit 39ProposedExit 40ProposedExit 41ProposedExit 42ProposedExit 43ProposedExit 44ProposedExit 45Hyderabad-Jamshoro Toll PlazaJamshoro InterchangeExit 46To Hyderabad via N-55
Section 4 (M-9 to Karachi) +M-9 Motorway JunctionsJamshoro InterchangeExit 46To Hyderabad via N-55Hyderabad M-9 Toll PlazaLoni Kot InterchangeExit 47To Bholari via N-5Thana Bulakhan InterchangeExit 48To Thana BulakhanNooriabad InterchangeExit 49To Nooriabad +Goth Wesani InterchangeExit 50To Goth WesaniKirthar InterchangeExit 51To Kirthar National ParkEdhi Village InterchangeExit 52To Edhi VillageDHA City InterchangeExit 53To DHA City Interchange +N-5 Link RoadExit 54To N-5 via M-9-N-5 Link RoadBahria Town KarachiExit 55To Bahria Town KarachiDumba Goth InterchangeExit 56To Dumba GothMalir InterchangeExit 57To MalirKarachi Toll Plaza +Karachi Motorways InterchangeExit 58To M-10 Motorway (Karachi Northern Bypass)Continues as the Karachi Super Highway.
References
External links Map of Motorways in Pakistan. Retrieved August 10, 2025